Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-03-11
GENERAL NEWS.
Death of Henry Ward Beecher.

his daug hters, Hattie and Daisy, and
Henry Ward Beecher, Miss Edith
Beccher, w. G. Beecher, and wife, Rev
Samuel Scoville, Mrs. S. Scoville, the
eldest daughter of Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, Miss Scoville, who has just
come from the Pacific slope, Miss Bull
lard, Rev. S. B. Holiday and wife,
Belle, Scotch nurse, who has been
with the family many years and was a
special fayorite of the deceased preach
er, the male nurse, :. V. White, E. o.
Seacomb, one of the trustees OF Ply
mouth church, and Mayor J. X. Pond.
Seacomb came out at 10 80 and said
that no arrangements had been made
for the funeral further than providing
that they should be carried out by
Hopper of Brooklyn. DIR. Searle, he
said, had noticed change in the pa
tents condition 80 A. NJ, and sum-
moned all at the house to the bedside,
momentarily expecting death, but he
fingered much longer than had been
expected. He passed away gradually
and almost imperceptibly.
Henry Ward Beecher was born at
Litchfield, Conn.,, on June "a, 1913
being at the time of his death nearly
"a years of age, and was one of the
thirteen children born to Rev. Lyman
Beecher In 1884 he graduated at
Amherst college, studied theology at
Lane seminary, and in 1887 he became
pastor OF y Presbyterian church at
Lawrenceburg, and in 1889 accepted
a call to indianapolis. His connection
with Plymouth church being with the
foundation of the organization of that
church society in 1S47, and there he
has remained as pastor ever since. As
preacher, author, editor and lecturer
he attained a worldwide reputation
The famous trial of 1874, which he
successfully passed through, has be-
come matter of well-known history
He took an advanced stand in all mat
tiers of public welfare, religious or pol.
itical. At the time of his death he
was engaged at work on his Life OF
Christ" one volume vi which had
been published, and it WAS his inten-
tention to have completed it this year.
On Thursday, the 10th, the funeral
services were held at the family resi-
dence, Rev. Chas. II. Hall officiating.
A few minutes before the remains
were carried out of the house, the rain
ceased, the clouds passed away and
the sunshine burst out bright and
clear.
Mrs. Beecher, said Seacomb, bore
up wonderfully and with marvellous
courage. No Grape was hung ut the
door, Mr.. Beecher having always OBJ
jected to the use OF this and the gloom
associated with it in the presence OF
death. Instead, magnificent wreath
of flowers hung from the left side OF
the doorway at the top OF the steps,
composed of white and red roses and
lilies of the valley, and tied up with
white satin.
None of the family were dressed in
black. Mrs. Beecher sat near the re.
mains during the reading of the SER
vices and by her side were her sons
and daughters and members of their
families. She bore up wonderfully
during the whole OF the ceremony and
was quite calm.
AmaIgamated Iron worIsrs Rsfase "a
be Dictated q.
PIrrsBURG, Feb. 24.-The Ironwork.
ers strike at Mingo Junction has re-
suited il declaration of war between
the Amalgamated association and the
X. of L., which may spread. through
out the entire country. The trouble
was caused by a conflict of authority
both associations wanting to rule the
men. AL offers to compromise failed
and open warefare has been iuaugur-
ated. w. H. Bailey of the Executive
Board of the X. of L. threatens to fill
the mills with men from other places,
while the Amalgamated officials will
use all their powers of persuasion to
keep outsiders from going to work.
i The Trade Dollar.
| Washington Dispatch Following
is the text of the Trade dollar bill as
it passed the House: "Be it enacted
ETC., that for period Of six months
after the passage of this Act the
United States trade dollars, if not de-
faced, mutilated or stamped, shall be
received at the Office of the Treasurer
or any Assistant Treasurer of the Uni
ted States, in exchange for a like
amount, dollar for dollar, of standard
silver dollars, or subsidiary coins OF
the United States; that trade dollars
received by, paid to, or deposited with
the Treasurer or any Assistant Treas
urer, or in any national depository of
the United States, shall not be paid
out or in any other manner issued, but
at the expense of the United States
shall be transmitted to coinage minis
and coined into standard silver dollars
or subsidiary ccin at the discretion Of
the Treasurer, provided that trade dol
lars received under this Act shall not be
counted as part of the the silver bull
lion required to be purchased and
coined into standard dollars, as re-
quired by the Act of February2S, 1873,
and that all laws and parts of laws
authorizing the coinage and issuance
of United States trade dollars are here
by repealed.
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csndiary Fire. II
| SPOKANE FALLS, March ga fire
broke out in Walla Walla this morning
in Cox's secondhand store on Main
street between Third and Fourth
streets. The fire spread rspidly and
in short time all the buildings on the
block were in flames. Despite all the
efforts of the fire department and citi.
zens, the fire crossed the street and
was soon making its way from building
to building. When the fire was finally
checked, the burned area included all
of the block ON the north side of Main
street, between Third and Fourth
streets, and all of the block on the
south side of the street to the alley,
except the Day block. The loss is
about 1926, 900; insurance $4,000, Of
which the adjusters will probably pay
$4,000. Lot owners, who are able to
to do so, will probably erect brick